Capitalism - Feudalism without the Kings
Website Wednesday
My website pick for next Wednesday is such a downer that I thought, in keeping with the hot, humid weather which has returned to NJ, I would post a challenging, but fun, game:
http://www.cafecafegames.com/games/753/black-knight.html
Black Knight is a modified chess game; and I mean a deeply modified chess game. You only play with the black knight and his purpose, making only the chess move allowed to him - two squares straight, one square over, is to overcome obstacles to reach the starred exit square which takes him to the next level.
It starts simply enough where you only move to the exit square. Then it introduces red button squares which must be reached first because they activate "bridge" squares which connect you to places you need to go.
And finally, the other chess pieces begin to appear. First, the king, then one pawn. By level 12, I'm dealing with 4 pawns and one king. As I remember the earlier levels, you only have to eliminate the king in order for the starred exit square to appear; you can exit with pawns still remaining. (I forgot to mention, as you go along, you can't see the exit square until other pieces are eliminated.) However, by level 12 there is no way to reach the king without eliminating the pawns.
The game follows chess moves and as a new piece is introduced, his moves are described. Right now, I'm dealing with something called "forcing the pawn's position", meaning if I get within striking distance of a pawn, he can make a legal move to avoid me. This is extremely annoying.
You do "die" when another piece eliminates you. The good news is that you can retry immediately; the bad news is that you retry from the beginning of the level. At this point, with level 12, I beginning to feel that I'm in a Waiting for Godot nightmare.
Cafe games at http://www.cafecafegames.com has a lot of other neat games. Pooch Escape is an escape game even kids enjoy. But this seems to be a good news/bad news game site. The good news: Jay is Game and escapegames24 have walkthroughs for you. The bad news: if you play Sagrario's Room, for example, in CafeGames, the game appears with no inventory bar. So you get an existential nightmare of where you can collect and use your items but never see them. However, if you hit "Refresh", the game reappears with the inventory bar. But hey, it's possible this is a very random problem and you may never have it. Just remember, "Refresh" is your friend.
So whether you're broiling in summer heat or freezing in unseasonal cold (apparently CA is having a cold summer), enjoy Cafe Games, both for fun and recharging those brain cells.
See you next week.
http://www.cafecafegames.com/games/753/black-knight.html
Black Knight is a modified chess game; and I mean a deeply modified chess game. You only play with the black knight and his purpose, making only the chess move allowed to him - two squares straight, one square over, is to overcome obstacles to reach the starred exit square which takes him to the next level.
It starts simply enough where you only move to the exit square. Then it introduces red button squares which must be reached first because they activate "bridge" squares which connect you to places you need to go.
And finally, the other chess pieces begin to appear. First, the king, then one pawn. By level 12, I'm dealing with 4 pawns and one king. As I remember the earlier levels, you only have to eliminate the king in order for the starred exit square to appear; you can exit with pawns still remaining. (I forgot to mention, as you go along, you can't see the exit square until other pieces are eliminated.) However, by level 12 there is no way to reach the king without eliminating the pawns.
The game follows chess moves and as a new piece is introduced, his moves are described. Right now, I'm dealing with something called "forcing the pawn's position", meaning if I get within striking distance of a pawn, he can make a legal move to avoid me. This is extremely annoying.
You do "die" when another piece eliminates you. The good news is that you can retry immediately; the bad news is that you retry from the beginning of the level. At this point, with level 12, I beginning to feel that I'm in a Waiting for Godot nightmare.
Cafe games at http://www.cafecafegames.com has a lot of other neat games. Pooch Escape is an escape game even kids enjoy. But this seems to be a good news/bad news game site. The good news: Jay is Game and escapegames24 have walkthroughs for you. The bad news: if you play Sagrario's Room, for example, in CafeGames, the game appears with no inventory bar. So you get an existential nightmare of where you can collect and use your items but never see them. However, if you hit "Refresh", the game reappears with the inventory bar. But hey, it's possible this is a very random problem and you may never have it. Just remember, "Refresh" is your friend.
So whether you're broiling in summer heat or freezing in unseasonal cold (apparently CA is having a cold summer), enjoy Cafe Games, both for fun and recharging those brain cells.
See you next week.
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